czetie:cman: czetie: cman: Why cant we update the spelling standards to have English spelled phonetically again? No one pronounces the "gh" anymore, why still have it?

You're saying that English is tough to spell? That's rough. Frankly, I've had enough of people who want to slough off difficulties. *cough*

I am saying that English has changed significantly since the spelling standards were put in stone.

When is it exactly that you imagine the spelling standards were "put in stone"? And where?

And when was English ever spelled phonetically? And whose pronunciation are you going to deem correct?

\So you are gonna tell me that the King James bible didnt use standardized spelling? Because it did. That was back in the 1600s. The current spelling standards we have come from the Chancery standard at the end of the Middle English period. The GH was pronounced back then. The silent "e" on many words were pronounced back then. There was no such thing as a silent K. English standards were based upon phonetic spelling and it hasnt been updated for a few centuries.

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forget the comma i want to know why we still use the period i think it's time we did away with that annoying construct just because i imagine a paragraph to flow a certain way doesn't mean i have any right to impose my views on others and prevent them from enjoying my writing in whatever way is most advantageous to them and the betterment of their own lives i mean really that's just rude

Why cant we update the spelling standards to have English spelled phonetically again? No one pronounces the "gh" anymore, why still have it?

A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling by Mark Twain

For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all. Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli. Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.

Forget the comma I want. To know why we still use the period i think. It's time we did away with that annoying construct. Just because i imagine a paragraph to flow a certain way doesn't mean i have any right to. Impose my views on others and prevent them from enjoying my writing in whatever way is most advantageous. To them and the betterment of their own lives. I mean really that's just. Rude.